McLeod to raise Galloway Seafoods concerns with parent company

> SNP MSP for the South of Scotland Aileen McLeod is seeking urgent talks with the owners of Whitby Seafoods, the parent company of Galloway Seafoods in Newton Stewart, following reports in last week’s Galloway Gazette that production could be moved to Whitby with the potential loss of 40 jobs.
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> Aileen said:
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> “I am deeply concerned about this news and the potential loss of 40 jobs in a rural area such as ours would have a very significant impact on the local economy as well as the personal impact on the workforce and their families.
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> “I am seeking urgent talks with Whitby Seafoods, the company which owns Galloway Seafoods, to find out more about their intentions and proposals and what can be done to persuade them to stay in Newton Stewart.”
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